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No Desk Time for Me – It’s Bat Exclusion Season!
Following a busy survey season, most ecologists look forward to a bit of desk time to catch up on reports…
Fancy seeing some of what we’ve been up to?
If you fancy seeing some of what we’ve been up to on site, grab a cup of tea and watch…
The Skyscraper of Jackdaw Nests
Final post for the week – and what a find! This jackdaw nest must have been in use for decades….
Why don’t bats and breathable membranes mix?
Most of you will have heard that bat roosts require traditional type 1F bitumen felt rather than modern breathable membranes…
Meet the Team: Tamsyn Bridger
For our second team member in this series, we’re shining the spotlight on Tamsyn Bridger our Ecology Team Coordinator and…
Making Bat Excluders!
Something a bit different yesterday, I was out on site making bat excluders! This kind of work is right up…
Unexpected Highlights: From the New Forest to a Somerset Car Park
A bit of a mix this past few days!I’ve been doing site work in Hampshire visiting a project being delivered…
Meet the Team: Julie Delamare
Finance Manager | Steady Pair of Hands | Champion of Dry Humour Meet Julie Delamare MAAT — our Finance Manager…
Nature’s very own recycling system at work
Can you guess what these curious little pellets are? 🤔 They’re produced by the delightful jackdaw — and plenty of…
Ecology in Action!
I haven’t had much time for policy posts lately – I’ve been almost permanently out on site these past few…
The birds are gearing up for nesting!
I am lucky enough to be able to cycle commute along the back lanes of the Devon countryside and while…
Important changes to The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
As a result of our imminent exit from the EU, there have been some amendments to one of our main…
Building with nature
Building with Nature is a new set of design standards for use by developers and their design teams, and by…
Biodiversity in crisis
Biodiversity is in the news again and urgent action is needed. In our role as consultant ecologists, we are continually…
Shortlisted! CIEEM Small Consultancy of the Year Awards
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the CIEEM Small Consultancy of the Year Awards 2019! The four award…
Signs of spring
We are now offering land management services! Over the winter period, as ecologists we generally spend less time outside and…
The importance of biological records
The role of Local Records Centres and the importance of sending them information One of my final jobs of 2018…
Biodiversity in the news
Thoughts on biodiversity in the press. Every now and then the environment takes a front seat in the media. Last…
Tales from the field – bats and sunrises
Our graduate ecologist has mainly been nocturnal this summer! Here he reflects on a busy season of bat surveys. Yesterday…
Air quality and green infrastructure
The impact of air pollution from cars and vans (in particular diesels) on human health has been in the news…
The importance of ancient woodland for rare and threatened species
This article discusses the importance of ancient woodland for rare and threatened species and considerations for development proposals. In the…
Biodiversity Net Gains Explained
Senior Ecologist talks us through the concept of Biodiversity Net Gain ‘Biodiversity net gain’ is a term used to describe…
Bats and Barn Owls
An update from the last few months. We’ve been so absorbed in the ecology survey season this year that we’ve…
Welcome to the team, Tamsyn!
We’re very happy to welcome our new Professional Ecologist, Tamsyn Bridger. A few words from her: Hello everyone, I’m Tamsyn,…
Work placement week!
Isolbel from the Atrium Studio School joined the team for a week. Here’s what she thought of us… A big…
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